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Expression of interest are now open for Wundergym program – Artist as Curator.

Wyndham City Council Arts, Culture and Events Team are partnering with Wunder Gym to invite participants to participate in a one-of-a-kind program titled, ‘Artist As Curator’. 

The ‘Artist as Curator’ program primarily seeks to explore concepts of place and community.

Designed to support and build confident artists as curators and producers, working collaboratively with their creative peers to engage community audiences the program will provide foundational knowledge to participants to consider, find, engage and activate new public spaces, through group exhibitions or as collectives, reimagining creativity in Wyndham. 

 

INFORMATION SESSIONS

WEDNESDAY 29 NOV 2023 7.30 – 8.30 pm #1 PROGRAM INFO SESSION 1 HR Q&A (Zoom/Online)

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TUESDAY 5 DEC 2023 7.30 – 8.30 pm #2 Event Information Session 1 HR Q&A (Zoom/Online)

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WUNDER GYM PROGRAM AIMS & BENEFITS:

Please read the below information carefully to consider if you meet the requirements to participate in the program:  

WUNDER GYM PROGRAM AIMS & BENEFITS:

This program is designed to:

  • Grow curatorial confidence and build an awareness for curatorial considerations
  • Encourage artists as curators to challenge and create new place based installations
  • Work collaboratively in groups to generate installation and group exhibition concepts
  • Encourage and support individuals own artistic practice
  • Aid in developing access to broader support networks and audiences

On completion of the program, individuals will benefit from:

  • Generate an artwork to nurture creative confidence
  • Meet peers and establish stronger bonds with community artists
  • Meet an established mentor through private participant only Q&A events
  • Have artwork included in a group exhibition
  • Have artwork documented for personal use and promotional use
  • Potential for artwork to be included in a later exhibition outcomes
  • Individuals will benefit from shared knowledge
  • Build creative confidence to explore future community collective activities, curatorial initiatives and exhibitions of their own
  • Participants will benefit from peers promoting the exhibition and events, supporting each other
  • Ongoing support community online via Wunder Gym hosted Slack Community

PROGRAM DELIVERY

  • The fifteen (15) participants will be required to attend ALL presenter events leading up to their exhibition, alternating delivery at in person events and online
  • The fifteen (15) participants will be placed into three (3) groups/collectives of five (5), allocated by Wyndham & Wunder Gym  
  • The three (3) groups/collectives will establish their own overarching theme based on ‘Artist as Curator’ program primarily seeks to explore concepts of place and community
  • Artists can generate an individual artwork each as part of their group exhibition OR work collaboratively for a collective installation outcome
  • The three (3) groups/collectives will be the artists peer support network and every participant is expected to offer artwork feedback and discussion during the program to their peers 
  • The gallery will be divided into three (3) to support their artistic and creative installations, transforming the space to support their individual artworks featured in a group exhibition format, or collective installation vision.  
  • The program Q&A network sharing format will build an understanding and knowledge to support participants applying their newly learnt skills to their own group exhibition or collective installation at The Annex

PARTICIPANT COMMITMENT & REQUIREMENTS/T&C:

This program requires participants to commit to the following:

  • Are established artists with a confident art practice and proven ability to deliver artwork outcomes
  • Contractually agree to be open and willing to actively listen and learn from mentors and peers alike
  • Contractually agree to be open and willing to accommodate selection and placement into 3 groups of 5
  • Contractually agree to be open and willing to work in a group outside their bias or familiar networks
  • Contractually agree to commit to attending ALL the program events and deadlines 

CRITICAL 2024 DATES PARTICIPANTS MUST ATTEND

  • Project Release & 1 hour zoom meeting discussing 3 collaborating groups x 5 participants (Coordinated & Developed by WG): SUN 28 JAN 2024 7-8pm
  • Mentor Q&A 1 Hour Events x 7: 
    • SAT 3 FEB 10–11amWeek #1 / Curator #1 - In Person Event: Sophia Cai
    • SUN 11 FEB 7-8pmWeek #2 / Curator #2 - Online Event: Dr. Vikki McInnes
    • SAT 17 FEB 10–11amWeek #3 / Curator #3 - In Person Event: Steven Rhall
    • SUN 25 FEB  7-8pm Week #4 / Curator #4 - Online Event: Ilana Russell
    • SAT 2 MAR 10–11amWeek #5 / Curator #5 - In Person Event: Elyse Goldfinch
    • SUN 10 MAR 7-8pmWeek #6 / Curators #6 - Online Event: Dr David Cross
    • SUN 17 MAR 9am – 12pm Week #7 / Curator #7 - In Person Event: Annette Wagner
  • Artwork Submissions & Installation (All Artist/Curators to Participate at The Annex): MON 18 MAR
  • Exhibition Opening at The Annex, Werribee: WED 20 MAR 2024 – 6-8pm
  • Artwork Collection & Deinstall (All Artist/Curators to Participate at The Annex): SUN 7 APR

PROGRAM FORMAT

Through seven (7) Q&A sessions with industry experts, topics will be discussed and broken down to provide insights into:

  • Sophia Cai Artistic Director at ARI Bus Projects (IRL at Bus Projects): Artist as Curator & alternative modes of knowledge sharing
  • Dr. Vikki McInnes (SarahScout Presents, MELB UNI Lecturer & Spring1883 Co-Curator) presents (online): Curatorial history & curation display strategies & writing about art & Spring 1883
  • Steven Rhall – at Gertrude Studio Artist (IRL – location TBC): Interrogating ideas of the curator/curatorial and generative methodologies aligned with notions of the artist-curator, exhibition/gallery as form and related expanded fields
  • Ilana Russell from Platform Arts Geelong, Executive Director (online): Community arts, curation & programming 
  • Elyse Goldfinch is Curator, Public Programs & Publications at ACCA (IRL at ACCA): Working with artists & current trends in curation of art /group exhibitions 2022 59th La Biennale di Venezia. Writing & messages curators should consider conveying to visitors
  • Dr David Cross presents (online): Public Art, Treatment & the role of public have in engaging with the art & ideas, interrogating the idea of the exhibition as a meeting point between artist and public
  • Annette Wagner presents (IRL at The Annex): Activating spaces & public art proposals, includes walk through & feedback session with participants at The Annex, before installation commences on the Monday.
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